The Craigavad 2020 Review

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| Ladies’ Golf |

The Lady Captain’s Report

Ladies Committee Lunch O n Friday 10th January the outgoing Lady Captain, Liz Andress and the Ladies Committee held a lunch as a thank you to ladies who had assisted across all aspects of Club life throughout the year.

as we all come to terms with our revised handicaps! Our thanks must go to Abby Beckett, our Match and Handicap Secretary for making the initial transition as painless as possible. Thanks must also go to the Ladies’ committee who have shown such patience and flexibility all year… organising and reorganising our events and fixtures as protocols were revised and changed. Throughout these months of constant disruption the Lady President, Terry Crothers, and the Ladies’ Secretary, Libby Pallin, have both been a source of sage advice and cheerful pragmatism and I am indebted to them. For all of us there have been steep learning curves in 2020. On a personal level I have enjoyed my time as Lady Captain and I am deeply honoured to have been asked to remain in office in 2021. The kindness and good humour of our Members and staff have been a great support to me, only matched by the generosity of the donations to my chosen charity ‘The Children’s Cancer Unit Charity’. I am looking forward to a more normal 2021 season!

system and the safety protocols. Golf became a major focus for exercise and social intercourse and tee times were much in demand. The golfing fixtures were subject to constant review with many being postponed and eventually cancelled. ILGU events and inter-club matches, Lady Captain’s Day, committee matches, Lady Captain’s Away Day, prize giving evenings, the Annual Dinner and Mince Pie party… were all cancelled. The Ladies’ committee were keen to resume competitive play as soon as it was once again permitted. A revised fixture list accommodated most of our important trophies and record numbers of ladies played in the 18 and 9-hole competitions through the summer. The Monday Hat was well supported as was the Open Day in September. This year we were particularly pleased to see so many of our Junior girls playing regularly in our Wednesday competitions. They are the future of our section and it is encouraging to see their enthusiasm. Congratulations to Corin McCrea on a most successful year as Junior Girls’ Captain and Zoe Miller who has been included on the Golf Ireland Girls’ Performance Panel. My thanks to Helen Mooney, the Junior Girls’ Convenor, who has contributed so much to their development during the past three years. November saw the introduction of the WHS and it will no doubt take some time to become familiar with the new system. 2021 promises to be interesting

After a lovely lunch Lady Vice-Captain, Mary Cullen and Secretary, Libby Pallin presented the Lady Captain with a gift from the committee.

2 020 has been a memorable year. The Coronavirus pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives and continues to do so as we move into 2021. For many of our Members the most ‘normal’ moments in 2020 were on the golf course playing socially distanced, safe golf with friends and family. These have been moments to treasure in a year which has been challenging and difficult. In testing circumstances, the Captain, Ian McMillan, Council and the Chief Executive, Stuart Thom, have overseen the maintenance of the course and Clubhouse, the safety of Members and staff and the financial security of the Club. I know you will join with me in thanking them for their commitment and hard work.

Lady President Terry Crothers and Ruth Hunter

Mary Cullen Lady Captain

Libby Pallin, Lady Captain 2019 Liz Andress and Mary Cullen

Elaine Laing, Gail Cairns and Monica Graham

Playing socially distanced, safe golf with friends and family... these have been moments to treasure in a year which has been challenging and difficult.

Opening Day on Wednesday 6th March was most successful with an excellent turnout in beautiful weather. The afternoon tea, had we but known it, was to be our only social event in 2020. Shortly after this, lockdown was imposed and all plans for the season were put on hold and revised as the weeks passed. When it was announced that golf courses would be permitted to reopen for casual play there was a rush to get to grips with the BRS booking

Mary Shaw and Terri Wilson

Connie Wright and Louise Malseed

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